Back to School with Charleston a Go-Go!
Solo Charleston
Get ready to kick up your heels! This autumn, we'll be dancing to a jazz standard that's pure sunshine.
Originally written in 1928, When You're Smiling is bright, swinging and irresistibly optimistic – the perfect reminder that joy really is contagious.
By the end of this six-week course, you'll not only have learnt a full Charleston routine, bursting with playful, authentic steps of the Jazz Age, but also enjoyed an hour of escapism, lots of laughter and the chance to really switch off.
We will be dancing to this version of the song.
As always, every course also includes weekly online tutorials you can access on demand, so you can dance whenever the mood takes you.
Sixties a Go-Go!
Zip up your go-go boots, this September we're stepping into the glamorous world of Sixties espionage, with *brand-new* choreography to one of my favourite Nancy Sinatra rarities.
Written by Lee Hazlewood and recorded in 1966, the Last of the Secret Agents is everything I love - stylish, sassy, and just a little bit silly! Perfect for slinking undercover through cocktail parties, dodging laser beams, and embracing your inner secret agent.
You can hear the song here
Over the six-week course we'll also dance our way through lots of the grooviest, most uplifting Sixties dance crazes, with weekly online tutorials to keep you shakin' your thing any time, any place, anywhere...
It's accidental exercise, disguised as pure joy!
Course Dates...
Monday Morning
Copacetic Crosspool
7th September (inc taster)
14th September
21st September
28th September
5th October
12th October
Tuesday Evening
Swell City Centre
8th September (inc taster)
15th September
22nd September
29th September
6th October
13th October
Wednesday Evening
S'Wonderful Hillsborough*
9th September (inc taster)
16th September
23rd September
30th September
7th October
14th October
*new temp venue
Friday Morning
Hotsy Totsy Heeley
11th September (inc taster)
18th September
25th September
2nd October
9th October
16th October
Each course includes...
One in-person class per week
The chance to swap sessions if you can’t make your usual weekly class, or to attend extra sessions to help you catch-up (subject to venue capacity)
Weekly online tutorials on-demand, so you can enjoy some extra escapism in your kitchens!
Priority booking for exclusive ‘Charleston a Go-Go!’ one-off workshops and events
Access to our client-only Facebook group - think of it as a secret Speakeasy where you can connect to other class members, and somewhere we organise theatre trips and social events
The opportunity to join in performances and workshops with the Charleston a Go-Go! Shakers dance performance troupe, who have previously danced at events including Chance to Dance, Party Like Gatsby and Crich Roaring Twenties/ Sounds of the Sixties weekends. This is entirely optional, and there's never any pressure to do so!
Cost and how to book...
1920s Charleston
£55 for 6 weeks plus online tutorials
Sixties a Go-Go!
£55 for 6 weeks plus online tutorials
Charleston a Go-Go!
BOTH classes plus online tutorials for only £88 - *a saving of 20%*
If you're new to Charleston a Go-Go, I'd encourage you to come along to a try a free taster class first, as it's definitely the best way to find out more and to help you decide if we're right for you. More details about upcoming sessions can be found here
You can book any of the courses by using the form below, by emailing charlestonagogo@hotmail.com, or messaging 07796 352556. On confirmation of your space I will send you details of how to pay. If the course you'd like to join is full, I will get in touch with other possible options.
